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I know this forum is quite old now but I'm still running 2000 as my home/small business server (WAY cheaper than 2k03/2k08) and all is well. However, I'm thinking of reinstalling my DC with a slipstreamed version but this is where things get confusing.

I already have a copy of Server 2000 slipstreamed with SP4. What I would like to know is which of the following I should include (and in which correct order so as not to have duplicated/old files updating newer ones, etc.)

Update Rollup 1

USP 5.1 (Is work on USP 5.2 dead since the G man left? RIP)

Update Rollup 2.1 (Is work still being done or should I simply use UR2? @tomaz86)

any other relevant HF's or HBR's?

I'd like (but not require) IE6/MDAC2.8SP1/WS5.6

My server is heavily guarded and only accessible to locan LAN users. I am also looking for a software firewall/AV if any still work on the server version.

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I think there are several important questions you need to answer before deciding which updates should be slipstreamed or not

First of all:

1. Are you going to use unofficial (post-EOL) updates?

2. Are you going to use HBRs?

As you're using Windows 2000 as a server I guess that stability is the most important thing here. Unofficial updates are mostly based on the official ones for XP/2003 so they should be stable in most cases. It's different with HBRs - they weren't thoroughly tested so there might be bugs in some of them.

I'd suggest slipstreaming official and unofficial updates and leave HBRs aside unless you don't mind dealing with potential bugs caused by them. HBRs are included in USP 5.1 so if you decide not to use them, you should also omit USP. It's quite old nevertheless. There are some problems with UR2 at this moment so it's probably better to slipstream single updates rather than the Rollup (especially as your system is for server).

Bristols' list is the ultimate source for Win2k updates. I can show you my list of updates which I slipstream but you first need to answer the two questions above

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There is at least one issue related to HBRs and USP5.1 - all described in this topic

Unfortunately there is no easy way to download all currently applicable updates with one click In case of unofficial updates you can use my method of "easy downloading" which is described here. After doing so you'll have to download around 100 official updates manually. Slipstreaming IE6/OE6 is fairly easy by using HFSLIP

Bristols' list is probably the best source of updates for Win2k. Almost all of the unofficial updates listed in the topic at RyanVM are also listed by bristols.

Here you can see my list of updates that I slipstream. There are a few HBRs among them too but the majority of them consist only of official & unofficial updates.

Files in your HF folder:

directx_Jun2010-W2KFP_redist.exe

IE6.0sp1-KB905495-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

IE6.0sp1-KBz2416400-v2-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

IE6.0sp1-KBz2467659-v2-Windows2000-x86-Global.exe

IE6.0sp1-KBz2544521-v2-Windows2000-x86-Global.exe

MDAC_TYP.EXE

MDAC281-KB927779-v2-x86-ENU.exe

MDAC281-KB954920-v2-x86-Global.exe

MDAC281-KB960071-v2-x86-Global.exe

MDAC281-KB961451-v2-x86-Global.exe

MDAC281-KBz2419632-v2-x86-Global.exe

MPSetup.exe

msxml2.msi

msxml2sp6-kb887606-x86-enu.exe

msxml4-KB973685-enu.exe

msxml6-KB973686-enu-x86.exe

OE6.0sp1-KB978542-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

OE6.0sp1-KBz2423089-Windows2000-x86-ENU.exe

rootsupd.exe

SERVICNT.EXE

TTFPAK.EXE

Webfldrs-KB892211-v2-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KB838989-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB839228-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB839264-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB891861-v3-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KB893756-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB894395-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KB896358-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB896423-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB899587-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB899589-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB900725-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB901017-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB901214-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB905414-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB905749-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB908506-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB913580-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB914388-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB917008-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB917537-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB918118-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB920213-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB920670-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB920683-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB923191-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB923561-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB923810-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB923980-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB924270-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB924432-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB924667-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB925902-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB926121-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB926247-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB926436-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB927489-v2-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KB928843-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB935839-v5a-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KB938827-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB941569-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB942831-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB943055-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB943485-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB950749-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB950974-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB951748-V2-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB952004-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB952954-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB953155-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB955069-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB955417-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB955759-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB956802-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB956844-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB958644-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB959426-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB960225-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB960803-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB960859-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB961063-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB961501-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB967715-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB968006-x86-Global.EXE

Windows2000-KB969059-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB969883-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB970238-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB970483-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB971032-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB971468-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB972270-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB973037-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB973507-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB973869-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB973904-v2-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB974318-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB974392-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB974571-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB974783-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB975254-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB977290-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB977914-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB978037-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB978601-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB978706-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB979309-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB979482-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB979559-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB979687-v2-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KB980218-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB980232-x86-ENU.EXE

Windows2000-KB981322-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KB981852-v2a-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KB982132-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KB982214-v2-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KB982665-v2-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2079403-v1a-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2121546-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KBz2124261-v1a-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KBz2290570-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2347290-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2360937-v1a-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2387149-v1a-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2412687-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2440591-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2443105-v2-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KBz2476687-v2a-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2479628-v8-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KBz2485663-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KBz2506212-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2507618-v1a-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2511455-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2562937-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-KBz2570791-v2-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-KBz2616676-v2-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-Script58-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia9-KB973540-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB952069-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB954155-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB968816-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB975025-v2-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB975558-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB978695-x86-ENU.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KBz2115168-x86-Global.exe

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KBz2378111-x86-Global.exe

WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe

WindowsMedia41-KB952068-x86-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia41-KB980858-v2-x86-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia64-KB954600-x86-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia64-KB974112-x86-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia6-KB925398-v2-x86-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia9-KB891122-x86-Global-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia9-KB969878-x86-ENU.exe

WindowsMedia-KB911564-x86-ENU.exe

wmfdist.exe

wmp6cdcs.exe

Files in your HFCABS folder:

_IE6_HFSLIP.CAB

_IE6b_HFSLIP.CAB

_OE6_HFSLIP.CAB

BRANDING.CAB

IEW2K_1.CAB

IEW2K_2.CAB

IEW2K_3.CAB

IEW2K_4.CAB

MAILNEWS.CAB

OEEXCEP.CAB

Swflash.cab

WAB.CAB

Files in your HFGUIRUNONCE folder:

UPHClean-Setup.msi

Files in your HFSVCPACK folder:

2KDNF11SP120SP2.exe

7z920_SWL.exe

aflash1031837FF_silent.exe

Java6u27.exe

shkwslim.exe

tweakui.exe

Files in your HFSVCPACK_SW1 folder:

Windows2000-WindowsMedia-KB977816-x86-ENU.exe

windowsmedia-kb895181-x86-enu.exe

Files in your HFSVCPACK_SW2 folder:

vcredist2005_x86.exe

vcredist2008_x86.exe

vcredist2010sp1_x86.exe

windowsmedia9-kb817885-x86-enu.exe

You mentioned before that you want to slipstream the newest version of system components (IE, MDAC, etc.). In case of Script I'd suggest using the unofficial Script 5.8 as it's much faster than the older ones (althout it may not be useful on a server... ). My list contains WMP9/DX9 and updates for them too which you may not need on a server.

FW/AV - as Kurt_Aust has already said, Comodo v2.4 is the probably the best solution for a 2K system at this moment. The newest version of Avast Home can be installed in 2K Server too if you use the "trick" mentioned in that topic.

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A little late to be replying, but I have been using ESET Smart Security (NOD32 Antivirus + firewall) in Windows 2000 Pro for several years without problems. I'm not sure about server, the "Home" version still states that it works under Windows 2000, without specifying Pro or Server.